# Gaoling, Beijing

Gaoling Town (simplified Chinese: 高岭镇; traditional Chinese: 高嶺鎮; pinyin: Gāolǐng Zhèn) is a town located in the Miyun District of Beijing, China. Situated niorth of Miyun Reservoir, it shares border with Bakeshiying Town to its north, Gubeikou Town to its northeast, Taishitun Town to its southeast, and Bulaotun Town to its west. The population of Gaoling was 9,967 as of 2020.
The name Gaoling can be translated as "Tall Mountain", and is referring to Gaoling Village, where the town's government is located in.

## History

History of Gaoling Town :
| Year | Status | Within |
| 1953 - 1958 | Gaoling Township | Miyun County, Hebei |
| 1958 - 1983 | Gaoling People's Commune | Miyun County, Beijing |
| 1983 - 1993 | Gaoling Township | Miyun County, Beijing |
| 1993 - 2015 | Gaoling Town (Merged with Shang Dianzi Township in 1993) | Miyun County, Beijing |
| 2015–present | Gaoling Town (Merged with Shang Dianzi Township in 1993) | Miyun District, Beijing |

## Administrative divisions

By the end of 2021, these 23 subdivisions constituted Gaoling Town:
| Subdivision Names | Name Transliterations | Type |
| 高岭 | Gaoling | Community |
| 上甸子 | Shangdianzi | Community |
| 下会 | Xiahui | Village |
| 辛庄 | Xinzhuang | Village |
| 放马峪 | Fangmayu | Village |
| 高岭 | Gaoling | Village |
| 高岭屯 | Gaolingtun | Village |
| 白河涧 | Baihejian | Village |
| 瑶亭 | Yaoting | Village |
| 芹菜岭 | Qincailing | Village |
| 东关 | Dongguan | Village |
| 石匣 | Shili | Village |
| 大屯 | Datun | Village |
| 栗榛寨 | Lizhenzhai | Village |
| 四合村 | Sihecun | Village |
| 小开岭 | Xiao Kailing | Village |
| 大开岭 | Da Kailing | Village |
| 上甸子 | Shangdianzi | Village |
| 下甸子 | Xiadianzi | Village |
| 下河 | Xiahe | Village |
| 郝家台 | Haojiatai | Village |
| 界牌峪 | Jiepaiyu | Village |
| 田庄 | Tianzhuang | Village |

## Climate

Climate data for Shangdianzixiang, Miyun District (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) | 4.2 (39.6) | 11.2 (52.2) | 19.4 (66.9) | 25.8 (78.4) | 29.3 (84.7) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.5 (85.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 8.6 (47.5) | 1.3 (34.3) | 16.9 (62.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) | −2.4 (27.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | 12.9 (55.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.9 (73.2) | 24.8 (76.6) | 23.6 (74.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 11.2 (52.2) | 2.4 (36.3) | −4.8 (23.4) | 10.5 (51.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8) | −7.9 (17.8) | −1.4 (29.5) | 6.4 (43.5) | 12.1 (53.8) | 16.9 (62.4) | 20.2 (68.4) | 19.1 (66.4) | 13.1 (55.6) | 5.7 (42.3) | −2.6 (27.3) | −9.5 (14.9) | 5.1 (41.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.9 (0.07) | 3.7 (0.15) | 8.7 (0.34) | 24.3 (0.96) | 52.6 (2.07) | 79.1 (3.11) | 166.6 (6.56) | 123.0 (4.84) | 57.1 (2.25) | 31.2 (1.23) | 12.8 (0.50) | 2.3 (0.09) | 563.3 (22.17) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 11.5 | 13.9 | 11.2 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 73.4 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 12.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 42 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 75 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 51 | 46 | 54 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 202.5 | 196.1 | 232.1 | 240.9 | 263.4 | 228.4 | 201.9 | 223.4 | 219.0 | 212.4 | 184.6 | 191.1 | 2,595.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 68 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Transportation

The town is primarily connected to the outside through Beijing–Tongliao railway and Liuxin Road.

## Gallery

* Section of the Great Wall near Xinzhuang Village, 2008
* Interior of Shangdianzi Weather Station, 2016